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Sunday, July 25, 2010

section outing? it's not really the WHOLE section

Heyey! my first time posting on the dead blog!

Anw, it was a fun section outing on the 24th july, 2010(: it was the sec 4's almost- the- last - section outing before they graduate and become OLD. anyway, i really enjoyed myself and had a lot of fun, even though we were all practically exhausted from yesterday's SIBF.

Let's make Ah JIng and the sec 1's jealous. OK you know what the section did after the exchange with 中国广州深圳中学交响乐团？they went to princess's castle, ate two tubs of ben and jerry's icecream ( cookie dough and triple caramel chocolate thingy), one of which was officially treated by wonderful wen ting, and the other by me?( no. i just payed for the tub and the others havnt paid me back yet.*hint hint* anw, if i buy the tub, starbucks is over.) Then we caught a few silverfish and played wii while eating packets of chips (:

Comeon mann...it's just too bad you didnt come. we played this japanese drum game that no one understood, then we carried on with tennis and it was quite funny to see jingyi doing excessive extra moves like playing real tennis while sherena just stood calmly there hitting the ball like no one's business ( i mean what else can you expect if she plays wii every other alternate day?)it's funny if you just compare and contrast. Then we played retarded boxing where you just hit around and hope that you defeat your opponent ( wait. who am i narrating to? oh. this is just a record of the memory.) then we played mario olympics thing, the athletics track, gymnastics trampoline and aquatics swimming. (gosh i just hate the gymastics thing coz i got the lowest..C6 leh.. wen ting! how you get so high??!! sherena hates this too -- the only thing she sucks at :D the running and swimming was funnily retarded and gay. i dunno. u just wildly swing the wii around... sherena's good at this too... Anyway, after that was RAVING RABBITS! gosh. SUPER DUPER GAY.. remember the spraying rabbit, PIMP my rabbit, the DANCING and the catwalk thing? gosh. ohoho. then we played cooking mama where we tried to whack mama. lolx. it was really fun la. or is it just me?

we ended arnd 6? oh jing yi, i hope you reached home in time for piano lesson, and that you managed to finish your theory..in time, to escape your teacher's wrath..

hey hey let's have another SECTION outing on founder's day after school! like last year, when we went to mind cafe? ya. UGLY DOLL. HAHA. we could go mind cafe or we cld go sherena's hse :D ちっ！

Anw, i really hope you had fun coz i really did. Thanks again for the fun retarded times.. we are really gay and im quite proud of it (:

Love the horn section 2010 loads and loads and screwed-up-truck loads,

Princess Vivian C.

♥, horns. :D
9:47 am

For the seniors.

Hello old ones :D

I wanted to include this in the previous post, but the format got a little weird so ah, new post (:

Anyway, I didn't have the time to write letters to y'all, but... I just want to say thanks for being my senior (: For teaching us all the basics, the techniques, everything... The only reason why horns could make it so far, is 'cause of your tireless teaching and your love for us, for band.

I was really touched when Cheryl and Yanyan checked all the cupboards and made sure we brought everything, even though y'all didn't need to be the ones worrying for us. And yet you still did, and it doesn't just bring back memories of the old times, but also the fact that your love can really remain with us, forever; with the section, forever.

With the band, forever.

And for Chai and Cheryl whom so willingly emceed for us, thank you so much for bearing with our messiness and constant changes. We're really so thankful to you all for helping us so much -love-

For Yanyan (and Val who probably won't see this), thanks for helping with the lightings. It was tough having to learn how to control it and to have to rewrite all the lighting commands, but thank you two for being ever so sporting and awesome (:

And for all the other seniors, present or not, it doesn't really matter, thank you for showering us with love all these years. Yeah, you can say I'm old already, but I guess I really do understand the love of a senior for her juniors, for the section, for the whole band. (Juniors y'all read this must learn to love your seniors hor!)

Thank you, for instilling in us the passion and the drive for NYCB. For impacting our lives, and for shaping our mindsets and attitudes so that we don't do everything purely for the achievement, but rather, to have fun and do well in the process of music-making.

Lastly, (I know y'all are bored of my posts alr hahaha) THANK YOU NYCB HORNS, FOR EVERYTHING, FOR THE LAUGHTER AND THE TEARS, FOR THE SMILES AND THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENTS... I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!

As I'm typing, tears are brimming in my eyes. As Quin once said, it's okay to forget us when we're gone, because the passion lives on in every single one of you. Because the passion lives on, we'll always be there, in spirit,

'Cause a part of our heart will always, always remain with NYCB, no matter where we are.

We have little time left with NYCB. Let's treasure this, and do our best no matter what!

NYCB HORNS, I LOVE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE INFINITE SKY, AND IT IS YESTERDAY'S JOY, TODAY'S JOY, AND TOMORROW'S JOY THAT I BELONG TO THIS WONDERFUL BAND FULL OF ~~AMERICAN~~ NANYANG BEAUTIES.

'Perseus' till the very end, and we will have no regrets.

Love, Shark (:

♥, horns. :D
12:23 am

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Post-Concert.

Hey hornies :D

Yesterday was Appa XII! -loves- How was it for y'all! It was absolutely, positively awesome for me (haha Liau)

Anyw, just want y'all to know that I'm really proud of us, really really proud of how we wow-ed the audience. I'm not saying this just to make us happy! Got evidence okay, true blue lit student must show evidence / concoct own evidence (HAHA KIDDING)

"APPASSIONATA XII
yesterday was the first time I had ever attended a concert… in layman terms it was THE SHIT
you can tell that a concert is really good when a guy who normally doesn’t ever listen to this stuff suddenly resolves to learn how to play the horn after 2.5 hours of the concert, wants to join the band in JC just to do that and goes “NANYANG IS DAMN PRO” at everyone he talks to for the whole day to the bewilderment of them

maybe I am overreacting but the 2.5 hours spent in the theatre yesterday was the most BRILLIANT AND EPIC MUSIC I HAVE EVER LEARNT IN MY WHOLE LIFE

IT’S LIKE I WASTED 15 YEARS NOT LISTENING TO IT

ARGH GUITARS ARE NOT MAJESTIC ENOUGH WHY AM I LEARNING THEM

I LOVE NANYANG…’S MUSIC"

(This person claimed to have "post-concert coldturkeyosyndrome", even withotu performing. How awesome is NYCB, huh!)

"any comments from your band about our concert that you know of?"
" "f-ing zai" "
"serious?"
"yes, and the second loudest one (from us s4s), "jc we're screwed""
"HAHA"
""eh i secure 4th horn alr" >.<"
"its so funny"
"...lols no but seriously i think i secured 4th horn pos already"

"well done it was really good i'm so super proud of you all!"

"you guys did a great job!!!"

"the concert was cool it was worth not doing my homework"

"Great job today! I loved the gimmicks! Omg NYCB is awesomeeeeeeeeeee. :DDD"

"u all were very fabulous n cute!"

When I scroll down my Facebook Home page, I see it full of NYCB messages from NYCB members and even other friends too. This just goes to show our magnitude, our strength as a band, this 105 member band; we did it. We prepared, we performed, we passed on our passion to the audience, and everyone else in the band.

This is it, dear horns. This will be and has been, the last concert for me, Silei, Wenting, Sarah and Sherena. It doesn't really sink in, does it? But I do know, that I couldn't ask for better juniors (and seniors too!)

I'm really proud of us, proud of our sound, our energy, our passion, our everything. Horns, we could do it, we can do it, and we did it. We showed the audience what we were capable of, and we shone throughout Appassionata XII.

Y'all were nervous right? x) Seniors crying 'cause it's our last concert, you all cry 'cause stressed. Aww, now you know there's nothing to be nervous about! 'Cause we are capable of so much! We have so much potential within us, and I'm sure y'all heard the whole band's sound yesterday.

We're so much more than whatever labels anyone can give us. Be it any grade in SYF, from COP to GWH, none of these can ever measure the greatness of NYCB.

Which is why, we always emphasize to work hard and have fun, and to treasure your time in NYCB.

Because our time here is coming to an end, and I can vouch for Silei and Liau that we've been treasuring every single prac that we have left. It's close to three more months before the three of us step down, and for you all to face SYF '11 without us.

It's not a big deal, really. Because I'm so confident that we can do this, with hard work and determination, there is nothing that NYCB and NYCBHORNS cannot do alright!

Same goes for SIBF, it's on July 23rd, 8.50pm. that's about two months from now. We can do this, it's a big hurdle for us, but definitely, I believe NYCB can rise up and be the best, because we are,

Nothing You Can Beat !

Let's bring NYCB to greater heights and prove to everyone that we are the music while the music lasts, and that the passion really does live on.

In. Every. Single. One. Of. Us.

Love, Shark (:

♥, horns. :D
11:51 pm

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Appa XII

Hey dearest section,

Appassionata is in less than 24 hours as I post this. Just want y'all to know that I'm really proud of how far we've come, as a section, as a band... And I'm really proud of each and every one of us.

We've worked so hard; we've shed blood, sweat and tears over this, and I'm really proud to be in the Horns section, and in NYCB!

It's my first and last actual Appa, and I know it'll be such a great one. We'll wow the audience, and we'll show them what NYCB really is, Nothing You Can Beat.

APPA is, A Passion 'Perseus'-ting always; so my dear hornies, let your passion shine through, let it touch every single one out there in the 100% full concert hall. Let not one soul go, unmoved.

Why? Because the basis that NYCB is built on, is passion.

In us, we are the music while the music lasts. The pride, the passion and the perseverance of a performer will arise in us, as we stand on stage, listening to the words:

"Now, we present to you... Nanyang Concert Band!"

Imagine the immeasurable pride you will feel. I'm proud to be a NYCB member, I'm proud to be of this wonderful section, and of my batch too. We can, we must, and we WILL do our best, to do our seniors, conductors, tutors, teachers and everyone proud!

Treasure every single second you have on stage, because the pride and the glory you feel will be so magical, that only Appa can ever give you back this sensation.

So, take care, rest well today and tomorrow, and we'll be there on Monday to blow the audience away! Love you all so much <3

Love, Shark.
The passion lives on.

♥, horns. :D
12:16 am

Hi my lovely Hornies :D

It is officially one day away to our long awaited,

APPASSIONATA XII !

Many things to note okay.

Things to bring checklist:
- band blouse
- band skirt
- green scarf
- soccer socks
- vest
- band shoes
- MOUTHPIECE!
- many many black bobby pins, hairclips and hairbands etc.
- tissue paper! ( you have emotional people in the section )
- P-A-S-S-I-O-N
(I hope I didn't miss out anything)

Hydrate yourselves, drink lots of water, eat your vitamins, sleep early okay.
We must be in tip top condition then we can be Singapore's next top Band.

"We're gonna be on top top top top top!"

Report at 845 on Monday in Blue Band tee + School Skirt.

Anddd don't forget your gimmicks okay, remember what i said about singing in the toilet, and practicing your gimmicks so no one will knowww. ssh.

I LOVE YOU MY BELOVED HORNIEEEEES. JIAYOU!

love, wen

♥, horns. :D
12:01 am